Secretaria dos Direitos Humanos, Habitação e Assistencia Social

What Secretaria dos Direitos Humanos, Habitação e Assistencia Social does

Secretaria dos Direitos Humanos, Habitação e Assistencia Social (SEDHAS) is a municipal government secretariat of the Prefeitura Municipal de Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, founded in July 2013 under Lei Municipal nº 2.179/2021. It coordinates and executes the SUAS (Sistema Único de Assistência Social) framework and human rights policies for the municipality, operating an integrated network comprising six CRAS units (Basic Social Protection), one CREAS (Specialized Social Protection), Centro POP for street populations, Pousada Social (40-bed night shelter), Centro Dia do Idoso Rosa Maria Rodrigues (elderly day care), Casa do Cidadão (citizen services hub), the EGSUAS training school, and a violence prevention unit (UGP-PV).

SEDHAS administers a portfolio of federal, state, and municipal social programs including Bolsa Família, BPC, Criança Feliz, Mais Infância Ceará, Ceará Sem Fome, Vale Gás Social, and Primeiro Passo, reaching 46,860 registered families (114,000+ people) in the Cadastro Único alone and 23,606 families (60,000 people) via Bolsa Família. Seven linked councils (Conselho Tutelar, CMAS, CMDCA, CMDPI, CMDPD, CONSEA, COMPIR) provide social oversight. Recent strategic additions include the Território de Oportunidades vocational training partnership with SENAC (2025–2026), the COMPIR racial equality council (2026), and digitalization of Cadastro Único archives (2026).

The secretariat is led by Dra Vanessa Braga (Secretária) with Cláudia dos Santos Costa as Secretária Executiva, supported by 22 employees. Services are provided free of charge to citizens, funded entirely by consolidated public municipal, state, and federal budgets. SEDHAS holds partnerships with UNICEF (Selo UNICEF program), SENAC Ceará, Tribunal de Justiça do Ceará, UNINTA, and state-level agencies including CRDH and the Secretaria da Proteção Social.

Name

Secretaria dos Direitos Humanos, Habitação e Assistencia Social

Legal name

Secretaria dos Direitos Humanos e Assistência Social

Website

https://sedhas.sobral.ce.gov.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEDHAS is the municipal government secretariat of Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, coordinating social assistance and human rights policies for vulnerable populations through CRAS, CREAS, and specialized centers, administering federal, state, and municipal programs reaching over 114,000 people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Social Assistance

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIABAI

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIACAJ

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAGABAL

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGAEAN

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Social assistance services
• Human rights programs
• Welfare benefit administration
• Social protection network
• Housing assistance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sobral

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SEDHAS is a municipal government secretariat in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, that formulates, coordinates, and executes public policies for social assistance, human rights, housing, and welfare. It operates a network of CRAS and CREAS units under the SUAS framework, specialized service centers (Centro do Idoso, Centro de Referência da Mulher, Centro POP, Pousada Social, Casa de Passagem, Restaurante Popular Mesa do Povo, Casa do Cidadão), and administers municipal benefits such as Auxílio Funeral, Auxílio Natalidade, Passe Livre Interestadual, Carteira do Idoso, and CIPTEA, providing free social protection services to vulnerable residents.

Product overview

SEDHAS is a municipal government department that manages a comprehensive portfolio of social assistance and human rights services organized as a multi-tiered system. The core infrastructure consists of CRAS (Basic Social Protection) and CREAS (Specialized Social Protection) facilities across the municipality, complemented by specialized centers including Centro POP and Pousada Social for street populations, Centro Dia do Idoso for elderly care, and Casa do Cidadão for citizen services. The department coordinates federal, state, and municipal social programs including Bolsa Família, BPC, Criança Feliz, Mais Infância Ceará, Ceará Sem Fome, Vale Gás Social, and Primeiro Passo for income transfer and professional qualification. Eventual benefits (Auxílio Funeral, Auxílio Natalidade, Passe Livre Municipal, Carteira do Idoso, CIPTEA) provide targeted support. Seven linked councils (Conselho Tutelar, CMAS, CMDCA, CMDPI, CMDPD, CONSEA, COMPIR) ensure social control and policy oversight. EGSUAS provides permanent education for SUAS workers, while UGP-PV implements violence prevention for youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CRAS - Centro de Referência de Assistência Social Neighborhood-level reference centers for Basic Social Protection that serve families and individuals in social vulnerability, providing PAIF (Social Protection Service for Families), beneficiary enrollment (Cadastro Único), and referral to social benefits. Operated across multiple neighborhoods (Centro, COHAB II, Dom José, Pe. Palhano, Sumaré, Taperuá).
• CREAS - Centro de Referência Especializado de Assistência Social Municipal specialized reference center delivering social protection services to individuals and families facing complex situations including rights violations, violence, homelessness, and exploitation, through PAEFI (Specialized Social Protection Service for Families and Individuals).
• Centro de Referência da Mulher Reference center dedicated to women in situations of gender-based violence, offering psychosocial support, referral to protection networks, and human rights assistance.
• Centro do Idoso Facility providing integral care for elderly residents, including administrative services, comprehensive health attention (Gerência de Atenção Integral à Saúde), and coexistence/ protagonism activities (Gerência de Convivência e Protagonismo).
• Centro de Convivência do Idoso Day center offering coexistence, socialization, and active participation activities for elderly residents in Sobral.
• Centro POP - Centro de Referência Especializado para População em Situação de Rua Specialized service center providing social assistance, hygiene, food, documentation support, and referral services to homeless individuals and those in street situations.
• Pousada Social Social hostel providing temporary accommodation, hygiene services, and social reintegration support to homeless individuals, transients, and persons in socially vulnerable situations.
• Casa de Passagem Emergency shelter offering short-term accommodation and basic support to individuals and families in crisis or transitory situations.
• Restaurante Popular Mesa do Povo Popular restaurant providing subsidized meals to low-income residents and persons in social vulnerability, contributing to food security in the municipality.
• Casa do Cidadão One-stop service center where citizens can access multiple social, administrative, and documentation services in a single location, with digital self-service kiosks and integrated counters.
• Conselho Tutelar Local Guardian Council providing protection and defense of children's and adolescents' rights, receiving complaints and ensuring compliance with the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA).
• Auxílio Funeral Municipal financial benefit provided to low-income families to assist with funeral expenses following the death of a family member.
• Auxílio Natalidade Municipal financial benefit provided to pregnant women in social vulnerability to support costs related to childbirth and newborn care.
• Passe Livre Interestadual Federal program administered locally providing free interstate transportation passes to persons with disabilities and their companions, ensuring mobility access.
• Carteira do Idoso Identification document granting elderly residents access to free or discounted interstate transportation, in accordance with the Elderly Statute.
• CIPTEA - Carteira de Identificação da Pessoa com Transtorno do Espectro Autista Identification card issued to persons with autism spectrum disorder to support their inclusion, identification, and access to rights, including priority service guarantees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46,860 families registered in Cadastro Único (114,000+ people)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Governo do Estado do CearácoreOthers · 1 January 2026Partnership with the State Government of Ceará for social programs including Cartão Ceará Sem Fome (R$ 300/month), Cartão Mais Infância Ceará (R$ 150/month), and Vale Gás Social. Programs are coordinated by the Secretaria da Proteção Social (SPS) and executed through the municipal social assistance network.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Sobral participates in the UNICEF Seal Program (Selo UNICEF), with a working group conducting accountability sessions and strategic planning for actions in 2027. The partnership focuses on child and adolescent rights protection.
• Governo do Estado do Ceará - Centro de Referência em Direitos Humanos (CRDH)coreOthers · 1 January 2026State government human rights services (CRDH and Nuavv - Núcleo de Acolhimento às Vítimas de Violência) are housed at the Casa do Cidadão facility, integrated under the PreVio program (Programa Integrado de Prevenção e Redução da Violência) for unified citizen service.
• SENAC CearácoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with SENAC Ceará for the 'Território de Oportunidades' project providing free professional training courses (Unhas Artísticas, Produção de Bolos e Doces Regionais, Preparo de Pães e Hambúrguer Artesanal, Automaquiagem) at CRAS units. The partnership enables skills development and employment insertion for vulnerable populations.
• Secretaria do Trabalho e Desenvolvimento Econômico (STDE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Municipal secretariat partnership for the Território de Oportunidades project, combining professional training with economic development initiatives to promote income generation and employment for Sobral's vulnerable population.
• Instituto Teias da Juventude (ITJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth development organization participating in CMDCA and CMDPI councils, contributing to child/adolescent and elderly rights policy formulation.
• UNINTA (Centro Universitário)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for professional training, CMDPI council representation, and Laços de Família program coordination with Public Defender's Office.
• Tribunal de Justiça do CearácoreOthersJudicial system partnership for child protection measures, adolescent socioeducational measures (LA and PSC), and institutional care determination. The judiciary refers cases for social assistance follow-up.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Secretaria de Assistência Social de Salvador: Municipal social assistance secretariat of Salvador (Bahia), implementing SUAS services including CRAS, CREAS, and federal program execution. Comparable in serving a large Northeast Brazilian urban population with high social vulnerability.
• Secretaria de Assistência Social do Rio de Janeiro (SMAS): Municipal social assistance secretariat of Rio de Janeiro administering CRAS/CREAS services and federal cash transfer programs. Operates with comparable urban vulnerability profile and SUAS compliance but at metropolitan scale in a different state.
• Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Social de Recife: Municipal social assistance secretariat of Recife (Pernambuco) administering SUAS services including CRAS, CREAS, and federal cash transfer programs. Operates in the same Northeast Brazil context with similar vulnerable population profiles and program architecture.
• Secretaria Municipal de Assistência Social de Fortaleza: Municipal social assistance secretariat of Fortaleza (capital of Ceará), operating CRAS/CREAS network and federal program administration across a much larger metropolitan population. Same SUAS framework and federal program portfolio as SEDHAS, but at greater scale in the same Brazilian state.

Others

• UNICEF Brasil: International organization whose Selo UNICEF program SEDHAS participates in for child and adolescent rights. Acts as a quality-certification partner and strategic ally rather than a competitor, but provides a benchmark framework SEDHAS is measured against.

Broad incumbents

• Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome (MDS): Federal ministry responsible for SUAS, Bolsa Família, and BPC — the foundational policy and funding authority that SEDHAS implements at the municipal level. Sets the regulatory and financial framework governing SEDHAS's core service delivery.
• Secretaria Municipal de Assistência e Desenvolvimento Social de São Paulo (SMADS): Municipal-level social assistance secretariat of São Paulo, managing CRAS/CREAS services for the largest city in Brazil. Same SUAS framework but at significantly greater scale and complexity, serving as the benchmark large-municipal implementation.

Direct peers

• Secretaria de Estado da Proteção Social do Ceará (SPS): State-level social protection secretariat of Ceará that funds and coordinates Ceará Sem Fome, Mais Infância Ceará, and Vale Gás Social — the state programs SEDHAS administers locally. Direct counterpart for intergovernmental program execution and co-funding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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